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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_FarmerJames Farmer - Wikipedia

    James Leonard Farmer Jr. (January 12, 1920 – July 9, 1999) was an American civil rights activist and leader in the Civil Rights Movement "who pushed for nonviolent protest to dismantle segregation, and served alongside Martin Luther King Jr. " [1] He was the initiator and organizer of the first Freedom Ride in 1961, which eventually led to the d...

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  3. www.britannica.com › biography › James-FarmerJames Farmer | Civil Rights Leader, Freedom Rider, SNCC

    James Farmer was a civil rights leader whose nonviolent activism in staging freedom rides and sit-ins was instrumental to the passage of the Civil Rights and Voting Rights acts.

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  4. www.biography.com › activists › james-farmerJames Farmer - Quotes, Civil Rights & Freedom Rides - Biography

    Apr 3, 2014 · James Farmer was a star college debater before going on to lead the Congress for Racial Equality, which would become one of the most prominent organizations of the Civil Rights era.

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  6. kinginstitute.stanford.edu › farmer-jamesFarmer, James | The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and ...

    Jul 9, 1999 · Learn about James Farmer, one of the major leaders of the African American freedom struggle and a co-founder of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). He pioneered nonviolent direct action strategies and faced violent resistance and imprisonment for his activism.

  7. www.jfklibrary.org › james-farmerJames Farmer | JFK Library

    Learn about James Farmer, who co-founded the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in 1942 and led nonviolent campaigns to challenge segregation. See his correspondence with President Kennedy about the Freedom Rides and other civil rights issues.

  8. www.npr.org › 2011/04/29 › 135836458James Farmer Jr., Freedom Ride Organizer On Non-Violent ...

    Apr 29, 2011 · The late James Farmer Jr. was one of the leaders of the civil rights movement and an organizer of the 1961 Freedom Ride, which challenged segregation across the American South.

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    Jan 9, 2016 · James Leonard Farmer Jr. was a civil rights activist and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement. He pushed for nonviolent protest against segregation alongside Martin...